for wildlife, but the rspca says a lack of boats is causing the water to become stagnant and potentially fatal to birds. brea kfast‘s tim muffett has the details. there are more than 600 bird species in britain. different types face different challenges. waterfowl such as geese and ducks are particularly susceptible to avian botulism. a disease that occurs when birds ingest toxins produced by bacteria in water. it was cause paralysis, wings will be spread out, they would be collapsed on the ground, not being able to fly, sometimes they have a head wobble where theyjust can t move at all. it does kill hundreds every year. avian botulism is more likely to occur when the weather is warm and the water is stagnant. it s much less likely to occui’ stagnant. it s much less likely to occur in rivers at a free flowing or waterways that are being used. as
in 1930, workers in west virginia started construction on something called the hawk s nest tunnel. the plan was to bore all the way clean through a mountain so that water could be diverted from a local river to a hydroelectric plant on the other side of the mountain. but they needed to go through the mountain to do it, and in blasting through that rock in west virginia, those workers were exposed to something called silica dust. and silica dust is nasty stuff. it can cause incurable lung problems, including cancer. within months of that project starting in 1930, hundreds of the men who worked on the hawks nest tunnel got sick from their exposure to the silica dust. eventually more than 760 men who
in 1930, workers in west virginia started construction on something called the hawk s nest tunnel. the plan was to bore all the way clean through a mountain so that water could be diverted from a local water to a hydroelectric plant on the other side of the mountain. but they needed to go through the mountain to do it. and in blasting through that rock in west virginia, those workers were exposed to something called silica dust.
lauderdale, the day the mystery began, when a young man named david jackson failed to meet his brother mark at the airport. it was a gut feeling something was wrong. i knew it. 15 years later, docketective donna velasquez relived that time. she got a called from david s worried mother. barbara said she wasn t worried. not then. i thought, okay. he was with one of his girlfriends. and she was like, no, we re doing a missing person report. and i said, no. he s going to call me in a couple days. i know he is. he s going to call me in a couple days. and he never called. he never called. one day turned into the next. police, family, everybody tried to find him. couldn t. started looking. searching. canals, through pipes, under
know that there is too much debris and the building has been deemed unsafe to go in. we are trying to work with crw and rct to find accommodation for the parents that we ca re accommodation for the parents that we care for because we have 50 on our books and we are just looking to support them all. the support has been staggering. the wider community, people who are not linked to the rugby club at all, the support has been staggering.“ to the rugby club at all, the support has been staggering. it has been quite remarkable. it is hard not to be emotional because they have lost a lot and a lot of them